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Showdown is not a flasher....it is a LCD display, hence the heater function to keep it warm enough so the pixels show right in cold weather. Marcum and Vexilar's are flashers.
QuoteWith you on this the showdowns will not work near as good on ice as a flasher it is just an LCD like you use in a boat and is a waste of $350. You will not be able to pick out fish, baitfish, your lure, weeds and structure, or the bottom nearly as good as a flasher. I would return it and get a real flasher for $50 cheaper.So does that mean that you believe the lowrance x67c is also a waste of money? I've been looking at lcd models as well as the humminbird ice 55. Have you used any lcd models yourself or where do you get your information from? I am looking for product reviews.
With you on this the showdowns will not work near as good on ice as a flasher it is just an LCD like you use in a boat and is a waste of $350. You will not be able to pick out fish, baitfish, your lure, weeds and structure, or the bottom nearly as good as a flasher. I would return it and get a real flasher for $50 cheaper.
So does that mean that you believe the Lowrance x67c is also a waste of money? I've been looking at LCD models as well as the humminbird ice 55. Have you used any LCD models yourself or where do you get your information from? I am looking for product reviews.
QuoteI have not used an LCD model myself but I know people that do have them and a flasher works a lot better. You can see your lure better and the fish and where they are in the water column. They also get interference rejection and color. If the Humminbird Ice 55 is the one that also has a flasher mode built in it should work ok but I would still get a real flasher because it has interference rejection and I don't think the LCDs do. Some people are happy with their LCDs but most have not used a real flasher. Sorry but a flasher does not work better then a X67c... They both work but an X67 has many more useful modes then a flasher. I've used both and would never buy a flasher over an X67.
I have not used an LCD model myself but I know people that do have them and a flasher works a lot better. You can see your lure better and the fish and where they are in the water column. They also get interference rejection and color. If the Humminbird Ice 55 is the one that also has a flasher mode built in it should work ok but I would still get a real flasher because it has interference rejection and I don't think the LCDs do. Some people are happy with their LCDs but most have not used a real flasher.
Yep mine freezes to the ice. I just pull it out of the case and let it dry when I get home. The case is pretty sturdy too. Best thing to do is actually take a small piece of styrofoam insulation or a piece of plywood and put the Showdown on that. Tried it a couple of times but keep losing the stuff.